NetEthics: Developing Tools for Research Networks to Support Ethical & Responsible Research

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Developing Tools for Research Networks
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Friday, November 14, 2025, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central Time
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Online - Zoom - Central Time
Conference Description

Research projects increasingly involve multidisciplinary teams networked across multiple universities and other institutions. However, current research ethics and tools offer little guidance to the leaders of complex research networks, who regularly face difficult issues such as how to reconcile conflicting ethical approaches across the network, ensure ethical and respectful laboratory leadership and mentoring, create network-wide processes for resolving disputes, and build a positive network culture. Network leaders also face challenges in building community and stakeholder relationships, ensuring responsible commercialization, and making sure that the entire research network fulfills ethical responsibilities such as responsible conduct of research (RCR) with human participants, ethical treatment of animals in research, and avoiding conflicts of interest.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded the NetEthics project to fill this gap. Using empirical research and normative analysis, the project team has mapped the gap, published analysis, and created tools for complex research networks to use to advance ethical and responsible research.

This conference will bring together national leaders from a range of disciplines to address the challenges facing research networks, consider NetEthics tools, and offer new strategies to help complex research networks to conduct their work ethically and responsibly.

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Funding Acknowledgment

This material is based in part upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant numbers 2220611 and EEC 1941543. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

 

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Conference Agenda

9 a.m. Central Time — Welcome & Introduction to the Conference

Susan M. Wolf, JD, Regents Professor; McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy, University of Minnesota, NetEthics PI

9:15 a.m. Central Time — The Rise of Complex Research Networks and Need for Guidance to Ensure Responsible Research

Moderator: James F. Childress, PhD, University Professor Emeritus; Faculty Member, Center for Health Humanities & Ethics, University of Virginia; NetEthics EP3 member

Michele Masucci, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development, University System of Maryland; Professor of Geography & Environmental Systems, University of Maryland; Chair, National Academies Committee for Workshop, "On Leading a Lab"

Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory; Professor, Cognitive Sciences Program, Department of Philosophy and Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida

Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health; Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Vice Dean for Scientific Integrity, School of Medicine; Associate Vice President for Research, Duke University

Q&A

10:30 a.m. Central Time — Project Analyses & Recommendations: Advancing Network Ethics

Moderator: Shawneequa L. Callier, JD, MA, Associate Professor, George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences; NetEthics EP3 member

Study 1 -- What do ethics experts say? Analysis of network ethics

  • Susan M. Wolf, JD, Regents Professor; McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy, University of Minnesota, NetEthics PI

Study 2 -- What do network engineers, scientists & trainees say? Perceived issues in network ethics & tools for network assessment

Q&A

11:30 a.m. Central Time — Lunch Break

30 minute break

Noon Central Time — How to Develop Ethics for Research Networks & Multiteam Systems

Moderator: Andrew D. Maynard, PhD, Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; NetEthics EP3 member

Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory; Professor, Cognitive Sciences Program, Department of Philosophy and Institute for Simulation & Training, University of Central Florida

Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics; Chair, Department of Engineering & Society, University of Virginia; Director, Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science (OEC)

C.K. Gunsalus, JD, Director, National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics (NCPRE); Professor Emerita of Business; Research Professor, Coordinated Science Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Q&A

1:15 p.m. Central Time — Break

15 minute break

1:30 p.m. Central Time — Advancing Network Ethics in Engineering Research Centers (ERCs)

Moderators: Timothy L. Pruett, MD, Professor, Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, and Korkut Uygun, PhD, Professor of Surgery, Mass General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, NetEthics PIs

Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor, School of Public & International Affairs; Co-Director, Genetic Engineering & Society Center, North Carolina State University; Associate Director, Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) ERC

Andrew W. Smyth, PhD, Robert A.W. & Christine S. Carleton Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University; Center Director & PI, Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) ERC

Ivonne Santiago, PhD, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas El Paso; Center Co-Director, Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE) ERC

Sandra Rodegher, PhD, MA, Manager of National Outreach Initiatives, College of Engineering, Boston University; Associate Director of Convergence & Workforce Planning, Cellular Metamaterials (CELL-MET) ERC

Q&A

2:45 p.m. Central Time — Roundtable: Next Steps in Network Ethics

Moderators: John C. Bischof, PhD, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota, and Director, ATP-Bio ERC, and Susan M. Wolf, JD, Regents Professor; McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy, University of Minnesota, NetEthics PI

NetEthics Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) Members

  • Biomedical research networks
    • Insoo Hyun, PhD, Director, Center for Life Sciences & Public Learning, Museum of Science, Boston
    • Rosario Isasi, JD, MPH, Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Director, Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, University of Miami
    • Michele B. Goodwin, JD, LLM, SJD, O’Neill Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy and Faculty Director, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, Georgetown University
    • Alexander M. Capron, LLB, University Professor Emeritus; Scott H. Bice Chair Emeritus in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California
  • AI & other engineering research networks
  • Environmental, agricultural & food research networks
    • Evelyn Brister, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
    • Paul B. Thompson, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Community Sustainability, and Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics, Michigan State University
    • Terrence R. Tiersch, PhD, Professor, School of Renewable Natural Resources, and Director, Aquaculture Germplasm & Genetic Resources Center, Louisiana State University

Q&A

4 p.m. Central Time — Adjourn

Speaker Biographies

Professional headshot of Rosalyn W. Berne

Rosalyn W. Berne, PhD, is Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics, Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, Co-Director of the Online Ethics Center, and Director of the Engineering Character Strength Initiative in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Virginia. Her research and writing span considerations of ethics in engineering practice, biotechnology and nanotechnology, and ethics in engineering education. Dr. Berne is Co-Director of the Online Ethics Center (OEC).

 

 

Professional headshot of John C. Bischof

John C. Bischof, PhD, is Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his departmental affiliations, he is Director of the Institute for Engineering in Medicine and Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio). His research is in the area of thermal bioengineering with a focus on biopreservation, thermal therapy, and nanomedicine.

 

 

Professional headshot of Evelyn Brister

Evelyn Brister, PhD, is Professor of Philosophy and Program Director of Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Her research is in philosophy of science and environmental philosophy, with a focus on the role of values in land management and ecological applications. She also works with the Public Philosophy Network to support philosophers who are pursuing engaged scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration. Prof. Brister is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

 

Professional headshot of Shawneequa Callier

Shawneequa L. Callier, JD, MA, is Associate Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In addition, she is Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health at the National Human Genome Research Institute and serves on the George Washington Hospital Ethics Committee. Her research analyzes the ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, especially genomics, artificial intelligence, and data science health research. Prof. Callier serves as a member of the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) at NIH. She is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Alexander Capron

Alexander M. Capron, LLB, is University Professor Emeritus; Scott H. Bice Chair Emeritus in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics in the Gould School of Law; and Professor Emeritus of Law and Medicine in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He co-founded the Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics. Prof. Capron has served on numerous committees including the National Bioethics Advisory Commission and was Executive Director of the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Law Institute. He is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of James Childress

James F. Childress, PhD, is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia, where he was John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics, Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Research in Medical Education in the School of Medicine. He is currently a member of the core faculty of the Center for Health Humanities and Ethics. His extensive writing on bioethics includes the book Principles of Biomedical Ethics (with Tom L. Beauchamp), now in its 8th edition. Prof. Childress has served on a number of national committees including the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee and National Bioethics Advisory Commission. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of The Hastings Center. Prof. Childress is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

Professional headshot of Barbara Evans

Barbara J. Evans, JD, PhD, LLM, is Professor of Law and Stephen C. O'Connell Chair at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and holds a joint appointment as Professor of Engineering and Glenn and Deborah Renwick Faculty Fellow in AI and Ethics at the University of Florida's Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She is also a member of the American Law Institute and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Her work focuses on data privacy and the regulation of artificial intelligence / machine learning (AI/ML) medical software, genomic technologies, and diagnostic testing. Currently, she is part of the ethics and legal studies team for the NIH Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Patient-Focused CHoRUS for Equitable AI project to develop a national data infrastructure for AI in critical care. She is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

Professional headshot of Stephen M. Fiore

Stephen M. Fiore, PhD, is Director of the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory and Pegasus Professor with the University of Central Florida’s Cognitive Sciences Program in the Department of Philosophy and Institute for Simulation and Training. He maintains a multidisciplinary research program that incorporates aspects of the cognitive, social, organizational, and computational sciences in the investigation of learning and performance in individuals and teams. His primary focus is complex collaborative cognition and how humans interact socially and with technology. Prof. Fiore served on the National Academies committee on “The Science of Team Science” and the subsequent National Academies committee on “Research and Application in Team Science.”

 

Professional headshot of Michele Goodwin

Michele B. Goodwin, JD, LLM, SJD, is Linda D. and Timothy J. O'Neill Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy and Faculty Director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University. She is a member of the American Law Institute, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and on the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union. She established the first law center focused on race and bioethics, and she was the first woman to be elected Secretary General of the International Academy of Law & Mental Health. Her work covers human trafficking, bioethics, race and sex discrimination, reproductive rights, slavery, freedom of speech, and more. She is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of C.K. Gunsalus

C.K. Gunsalus, JD, is Director of the National Center for Principled Leadership & Research Ethics (NCPRE), Professor Emerita of Business, and Research Professor at the Coordinated Science Laboratory in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She served on the National Academies’ Committee on Responsible Science 2012-17. She was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 in recognition of her “sustained contributions to the national debate over improving the practical handling of ethical, legal, professional and administrative issues as they affect scientific research.” Prof. Gunsalus has served as Chair of the AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility and as a member of multiple committees including the U.S. Commission on Research Integrity and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Committee on Research Integrity.

Professional headshot of Insoo Hyun

Insoo Hyun, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Life Sciences at the Museum of Science, Boston, and an Affiliate faculty member in the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as a member of the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Previously, he was a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. His intellectual interests transcend stem cell ethics and policy to include emerging technologies in the life sciences and new strategies for community engagement in bioengineering. Dr. Hyun is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Rosario Isasi

Rosario Isasi, JD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy in the Miller School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the School of Law at the University of Miami. Prof. Isasi is affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, where she directs the Program in Genome Ethics and Policy. She has served on numerous national and international committees including serving as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Legal, Ethical, Environmental, Dual-use, and Responsible Innovation Panel and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Stem Cell Oversight Committee. Her research focuses on the social, ethical and policy dimensions of disruptive technologies. Prof. Isasi is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

Professional headshot of Jennifer Kuzma

Jennifer Kuzma, PhD, is Goodnight-NCGSK Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, and is co-founder and Co-Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society (GES) Center at North Carolina State University. Dr. Kuzma is also an Associate Director of PreMiEr, the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center on Precision Microbiome Engineering, where she co-leads the social and ethical implications (SEI) team. Prof. Kuzma has served on numerous national and international committees including the World Economic Forum Global Futures Council on Technology, Values and Policy and the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Preparing for Future Biotechnology. An early pioneer in studying the societal implications of gene editing, synthetic biology, and agrifood nanotechnology, her publications focus on emerging technologies, risk analysis, regulatory policy, and governance.

Professional headshot of Michele Masucci

Michele Masucci, MA, PhD, is Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at the University System of Maryland, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and Research Faculty at the University of Maryland College Park. Her research examines how barriers to accessing information resources using geographic information technologies are interrelated with community development and environmental quality problems, including accessing health, education and social services. Dr. Masucci serves on the National Academies Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust, and is Co-Chair of the committee updating the National Academies publication, On Being a Scientist. She previously chaired the National Academies committee planning the 2023 workshop entitled, “On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research.”

Professional headshot of Andrew Maynard

Andrew D. Maynard, PhD, is Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions at Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society, where he directs the Future of Being Human initiative. He has advised U.S. and international policymakers, has contributed to high-profile initiatives with the World Economic Forum and National Academies, and is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His work focuses on helping people and organizations navigate emerging technologies with clarity, responsibility, and imagination. With a background in physics, public health, and technology policy, he bridges disciplines to explore how innovation can serve society more effectively. He is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Kenneth Oye

Kenneth Oye, PhD, is Professor of Political Science Emeritus in the School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Emeritus of Data Systems and Society in the School of Engineering, and Director of the Program on Emerging Technologies (PoET) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served on many national and international committees including the Novel and Exceptional Technology and Research Advisory Committee (NExTRAC) at NIH, the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Ethical Implications of Security Applications of Emerging Technologies, and the Council on Foreign Relations. His research interests include international relations, science and technology policy, risk governance, biotechnology, and information technology. His work focuses on adaptive management of risks associated with synthetic biology and pharmaceuticals and on equity in health policy. Prof. Oye is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

Professional headshot of Timothy Pruett

Timothy L. Pruett, MD, is Professor of Surgery and Internal Medicine in the Division of Transplantation at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Pruett is past-President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and past-President of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). He has spoken broadly on legal and system issues that impact organ transplantation within global healthcare systems. His research interests include organ transplantation in patients with chronic viral diseases, the ethics and practice of live kidney donation and allocation, transmissible diseases through organs, infections after organ transplantation, and the care of the critically ill. Dr. Pruett is a Principal Investigator for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Sandra Rodegher

Sandra Rodegher, PhD, MA, is Associate Director of Convergence & Workforce Planning for the Cellular Metamaterials (CELL-MET) Engineering Research Center and Manager of National Outreach Initiatives in the College of Engineering at Boston University. Her research focuses on the role of power and status in deliberative discourse; creating resources to support collaboration, communication, and professional development across CELL-MET; and developing and assessing public-facing content for schools, museums, and at-home.

 

 

Professional headshot of Gillian Roehrig

Gillian H. Roehrig, PhD, is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. She is past-President of the Association for Science Teacher Education, past-President of the National Association of Research in Science Education, and has received numerous grants to study science and STEM education. Her research interests include how teachers translate national and state standards into their classrooms, K-12 STEM integration, culturally-relevant STEM approaches for American Indian youth, chemistry education, and teacher professional learning. Dr. Roehrig is a Principal Investigator for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Ivonne Santiago

Ivonne Santiago, PhD, is Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and a laboratory director at the University of Texas at El Paso and Co-Director of ASPIRE. She has held leadership positions on many national and regional boards focused on environmental policy issues, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Advisory Committee. Her research focuses on the development of innovative technologies to treat surface, ground, and reclaimed water, with an emphasis on technologies that are efficient and yet sustainable and resilient.

 

 

Professional headshot of Andrew Smyth

Andrew W. Smyth, PhD, is Robert A.W. and Christine S. Carleton Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University. He is Director and Principal Investigator of the Center for Smart Street Scapes, an NSF-funded Engineering Research Center. His research interests include the development of data fusion and system identification algorithms to derive maximum information from large heterogeneous sensor networks monitoring dynamical systems, nonlinear system dynamical modeling and simulation, and natural hazards risk assessment.

 

 

Professional headshot of Geeta Swamy

Geeta Krishna Swamy, MD, is Haywood Brown, MD Distinguished Professor of Women’s Health, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Executive Vice Dean for Clinical Sciences & Research Administration for the School of Medicine, and Associate Vice President for Research at Duke University. In these roles, she oversees clinical departments and research centers, facilitates research priorities, and collaborates with leaders across the Duke University campus to provide a consistent vision for research administration, operations, quality, and accountability. A highly accomplished clinician-scientist, her research specializes in perinatal infection, maternal immunization, and complications of pregnancy.

 

Professional headshot of Paul B. Thompson

Paul B. Thompson, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University, where he was the first W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics. He has served on advisory boards for the National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Genome Canada, and numerous academic journals, including Environmental Ethics and Agriculture and Human Values. His research and teaching has focused on ethical and philosophical topics in food and agriculture. He is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

 

Professional headshot of Terrence Tiersch

Terrence R. Tiersch, PhD, is Professor in the School of Renewable Natural Resources and Director of the Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC) in the College of Agriculture at Louisiana State University. His research addresses technology development for the study, maintenance, and distribution of genetic resources of aquatic species — including years of work in the areas of reproduction and genetic improvement for aquaculture species and germplasm repository development for aquatic species relevant to culture, wild fisheries, biomedical models, and imperiled species. Prof. Tiersch is a member of the Ethics & Public Policy Panel (EP3) for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Korkut Uygun

Korkut Uygun, PhD, is Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Deputy Director of Research at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Director of Cell Resource Core at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director of Organ Reengineering Lab at the Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery. He serves as Director of Research for the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Advanced Technologies for the Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio). His work focuses on reengineering organs, developing novel organ preservation methods, and developing metrics for organ viability and prediction of graft survival. Dr. Uygun is a Principal Investigator for the NetEthics project.

 

Professional headshot of Susan Wolf

Susan M. Wolf, JD, is Regents Professor; McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine & Public Policy; Faegre Drinker Professor of Law; and Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a fellow of The Hastings Center. Prof. Wolf is a member of the National Academies Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust and served on the National Academies committee planning the 2023 workshop entitled, “On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research.” Her research focuses on ethical, legal, and societal issues in biomedicine and the implications of emerging technologies including genomics, neuroscience, and bioengineering. Prof. Wolf is a Principal Investigator for the NetEthics project.

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Speaker Disclosures

John C. Bischof, PhD, is a founder of NorthStar Cryo and has a subcontract with Sylvatica/Expanse/Gaia.

Korkut Uygun, PhD, receives grant support from NIH, as does his spouse/partner; is a stock shareholder of Sylvatica Biotech; and has Massachusetts General Hospital patents.

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Land Acknowledgment

Land Acknowledgment

The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is built within the traditional homelands of the Dakota people. It is important to acknowledge the peoples on whose land we live, learn, and work as we seek to improve and strengthen our relations with our tribal nations. We also acknowledge that words are not enough. We must ensure that our institution provides support, resources, and programs that increase access to all aspects of higher education for our American Indian students, staff, faculty, and community members.